Riverside County Survey
 Complete Riverside County Survey Report (pdf, 7.61MB)
UCR Associate Professor Martin Johnson's Slide Presentation (pdf, 992KB)
 

Purpose of the Survey

The purpose of this survey of Riverside County residents is to amass social, demographic and public opinion data to document and assess the concerns and needs of the county’s residents. The survey is also intended to assess the awareness and interest of residents on issues of economic development, growth, environmental protection and other policy-oriented concerns.

The survey is designed to form a baseline of data that could be added to in future surveys and complement and enrich other data accumulated and analyzed by the Riverside County Center for Demographic Research. This will assist local and regional policy makers and provide a basis for theoretical and applied research by scholars affiliated with the many college and university campuses located in Riverside County.

The Riverside County Center for Demographic Research was founded in 2006 by UCR’s Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development (CSSD); the County of Riverside Department of Transportation & Land Management Agency (TLMA); the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG).

CSSD commissioned the UCR Survey Research Center to conduct this survey of Riverside County residents, in coordination with TLMA, WRCOG and CVAG.



 

 

UCR Associate Professor Dr. Martin Johnson (right), discussed survey results with Riverside County elected and appointed officials, other government representatives, educators, transportation officials and business and professional leaders at meetings held in Riverside and Palm Desert.  

 


 

 

 

 


 

Roy Wilson (left), Chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, welcomed attendees. Commenting on the survey's public policy implications at the Riverside meeting were (seated, at right) Chuck Washington, Chair, Western Riverside Council of Governments; John Wohlmuth, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments; and Borre Winckel, Executive Office of the Building Industry Association, Riverside. Gary Christmas, (at podium) Deputy County Executive Officer, served as moderator at both meetings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel members at the UCR Palm Desert campus meeting were (seated, at right) Rick Bishop, Executive Director, Western Riverside Council of Governments; Wohlmuth; Fred Bell, Executive Officer of the Building Industry Association Desert Chapter and Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce Board; and Johnson.